Example sentences of "is possible [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The most obvious reason for this is that neuro-science has not yet reached the point where it is possible to describe language as a direct manifestation of underlying physiological of neurological states .
2 With this technique it is possible to restrict activation to a few cells and , by simultaneously monitoring single unit activity through a nearby recording electrode , establish the extent of spread of effective stimulation .
3 Er nevertheless , under P P G guidance , erm advice , the new settlement is a strategic issue and therefore it 's right and proper to think about it and look at look at it and try to determine whether it is possible to give guidance on a district location through this through through through this debate .
4 From an analysis of the material response it is possible to derive information about the molecular motions in the sample , and how these can affect the modulus , damping characteristics and structural transitions .
5 However , it is possible to link improvement to wider conservation Polices , to develop a range of financial packages appropriate to individual firms and to integrate IIA declarations with land-use planning ( Etherington , 1987 ) .
6 It is possible to represent intonation as a simple sequence of tonic and non-tonic stressed syllables , and pauses , with no higher-level organisation ; an example of this is Windsor Lewis ( 1977b ) .
7 By accepting that there is a market and career structure for the Administrative Assistant as well as the Shorthand Secretary , it is possible to treat Shorthand as an optional subject rather than as a major core element .
8 Nevertheless , it is possible to take advantage of the consistency of the three dimensional organization of the brain .
9 A decision might have to be made about the number of elderly people for which it is possible to take responsibility in any one family .
10 The present analysis assumes that the gear has negligible inertia and high efficiency , although it is possible to take account of these effects ( Tal , 1973 ) .
11 From Corran , it is possible to reach Kinlochhourn at the head of the loch by a footpath climbing around the steep hill rising behind .
12 ( 1 ) It is possible to cause injury to the foetus before birth with consequences after birth that are physical sequelae of the earlier injury .
13 However , this debate is over-simple since it is predicated on an assumption that censorship would work , that it is possible to stop pornography by state action .
14 Assuming that it is possible to collect information about estimated and subjective risk from subjects , it will clearly be of interest to see to what extent other variables are related to these measures .
15 It is possible to soften water by the addition of chemicals that displace or combine with the calcium and magnesium , such as sodium hexametaphosphate and ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid .
16 Although it is possible to lose weight by dieting alone , combining dieting with exercise will show results more quickly and improve your body shape .
17 It is possible to use music at historic sites .
18 If you provoke anger in others in this way , part of the explanation is that it is possible to use provocation as a means of releasing your own tension by way of another person .
19 While it is possible to draw attention to these object frames as forms of display , more commonly they are the appropriate background for living .
20 If ‘ life ’ is defined broadly ; perhaps , as we suggested earlier , as any kind of chemical system that can evolve adaptively , then it is possible to envisage life of a kind that does not involve water .
21 For example , it is possible to monitor pollution from incinerator chimneys in hospitals and in that regard I sympathise with the hon. Member for Tooting ( Mr. Cox ) and the problems that he has in his constituency .
22 The cost of all this clothing is expensive to buy brand new , but it is possible to get hold of good priced secondhand clothing .
23 It is possible to produce lace from any stitch design , including those meant for Fair Isle , which of course means that you could knit a cardigan or jacket in Fair Isle or jacquard and then knit a lace sweater using the very same stitch pattern to supplement it .
24 It is possible to infringe copyright by subconsciously copying a work , although this is probably more relevant to the music industry than the computer industry .
25 On 11 of the 12 night stopovers you can obtain a meal locally , usually bar food , so it is possible to consider camping without using any cooking equipment — this would considerably reduce the weight of your backpack .
26 As such , it represents a case study — illustrating the interdependence of various techniques , and the extent to which it is possible to make progress in quantifying the effects of policies and of policy changes .
27 He effortlessly produced a bavarois whips and showing that it is possible to make meringue from egg white when some yolk is present .
28 To answer that question it is possible to make use of a number of criteria :
29 There are many arguments as to which strategy is best ( de Nevers et al. , 1977 ; Wall , 1976b ) but increasingly the conclusion being reached is that it is possible to make use of the advantages of two or more strategies .
30 However , since in auditory word recognition we hear the different sounds of a word in sequence , it is possible to make use of contextual information after we have heard part of the word — in which case such information can be used effectively .
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